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The amendments were submitted to the Seimas on Tuesday and the project is being considered with extreme urgency at the government’s proposal. Thursday’s agenda includes a debate and vote on the adoption of the amendments.
Health Minister Arūnas Dulkys, who presented the project to Seimas, stated that its objective was to guarantee public health by declaring a quarantine or emergency situation in the country due to a contagious disease.
The amendments establish that the Government could, in an emergency, establish a list of jobs and areas of activity in which workers can only work if they undergo a prior examination and then are regularly checked for diseases.
The amendments would also stipulate that in the event of a workplace outbreak, workers could also work only after they have been tested for disease. The National Center for Public Health will determine the list of personnel to be examined.
In the event that an employee refuses to be inspected on time without good reason, the employer would be obligated to fire him and not pay him or telecommute until the date of the inspection.
It is also provided that additional medical examinations of employees due to contagious disease can be financed from the state budget in accordance with the procedure established by the Government.
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